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Lemongrass

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Tropical grass with intense citrus flavor. Essential in Thai and Vietnamese cooking.

Harvest 75-100 days

Temp Range 15°C — 38°C

Quick Answer: How to Grow Lemongrass

Lemongrass takes 75-100 days to harvest. It grows best in 22–32°C with full sun and regular watering. Lemongrass is not frost tolerant — wait until after the last frost to plant. It can be grown in 350 cities worldwide.

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Growing Requirements

☀️

Sun

Full Sun

💧

Water

Regular

❄️

Frost

Sensitive

📅

Harvest

75-100 days

Temperature Range

22-32°C

-10°C 45°C

Optimal: 22–32°C Tolerates: 15–38°C

Tropical suitable: Yes

Cities growing: 350 of 350

Growing Tips

💡

Expert Tips

Root store-bought stalks in water. Bring indoors before frost. Divide clumps annually.

Quick Facts

Grows in 350 of 350 cities
Available in 7 regions worldwide
Temperature range: 15°C to 38°C
Optimal growing: 22°C to 32°C
Harvest in 75-100 days

Did You Know?

🌱 Lemongrass loves the heat! It thrives in tropical and subtropical climates year-round.
🌱 Lemongrass needs at least 6-8 hours of direct sunlight daily for optimal growth.

Where to Grow Lemongrass

Lemongrass can be grown in 350 cities across 7 regions worldwide

🌍

Europe

80 cities

🌏

Asia

79 cities

🌎

North America

78 cities

🌍

Africa

39 cities

🌎

South America

39 cities

🌊

Oceania

19 cities

🕌

Middle East

16 cities

🌍 Europe (80 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Aarhus, DK	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Amsterdam, NL	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Ankara, TR	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Antalya, TR	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Athens, GR	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Barcelona, ES	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Bari, IT	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Belgrade, RS	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Bergen, NO	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Berlin, DE	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Bilbao, ES	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Bologna, IT	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Bordeaux, FR	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Bratislava, SK	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Brussels, BE	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Bucharest, RO	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Budapest, HU	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Catania, IT	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Cologne, DE	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Copenhagen, DK	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Corfu, GR	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Cork, IE	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Dublin, IE	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Dubrovnik, HR	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Edinburgh, GB	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Florence, IT	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Frankfurt, DE	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Gdansk, PL	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Genoa, IT	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Glasgow, GB	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Gothenburg, SE	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Hamburg, DE	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Helsinki, FI	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Heraklion, GR	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Istanbul, TR	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Izmir, TR	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Krakow, PL	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Kyiv, UA	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Limassol, CY	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Lisbon, PT	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Ljubljana, SI	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
London, GB	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Lyon, FR	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Madrid, ES	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Malaga, ES	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Marseille, FR	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Milan, IT	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Munich, DE	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Naples, IT	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Nice, FR	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Nicosia, CY	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Oslo, NO	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Palermo, IT	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Paris, FR	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Porto, PT	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Poznan, PL	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Prague, CZ	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Reykjavik, IS	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Riga, LV	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Rome, IT	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Seville, ES	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Sofia, BG	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Split, HR	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Stockholm, SE	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Strasbourg, FR	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Stuttgart, DE	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Tallinn, EE	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Thessaloniki, GR	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Tirana, AL	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Toulouse, FR	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Turin, IT	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Turku, FI	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Valencia, ES	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Valletta, MT	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Verona, IT	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Vienna, AT	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Vilnius, LT	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Warsaw, PL	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Zagreb, HR	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Zurich, CH	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓

🌏 Asia (79 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Ahmedabad, IN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Almaty, KZ	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Bali, ID	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bandung, ID	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bangalore, IN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bangkok, TH	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Beijing, CN	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Busan, KR	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Cebu, PH	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Chandigarh, IN	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Chengdu, CN	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Chennai, IN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Chiang Mai, TH	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Chittagong, BD	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Chongqing, CN	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Coimbatore, IN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Colombo, LK	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Da Nang, VN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dalian, CN	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Davao, PH	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Delhi, IN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dhaka, BD	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dharan, NP	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Fukuoka, JP	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Galle, LK	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Guangzhou, CN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Hangzhou, CN	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Hanoi, VN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Harbin, CN	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Ho Chi Minh City, VN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Hong Kong, HK	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Hyderabad, IN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Incheon, KR	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Indore, IN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Islamabad, PK	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Jaipur, IN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Jakarta, ID	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Jeju, KR	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Johor Bahru, MY	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Karachi, PK	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kathmandu, NP	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Kochi, IN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kolkata, IN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kuala Lumpur, MY	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kunming, CN	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Kyoto, JP	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Lahore, PK	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Lucknow, IN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Manila, PH	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Mumbai, IN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Nagoya, JP	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Nanjing, CN	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Nha Trang, VN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Okinawa, JP	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Osaka, JP	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Pattaya, TH	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Penang, MY	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Phnom Penh, KH	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Pune, IN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Sapporo, JP	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Seoul, KR	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Shanghai, CN	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Shenzhen, CN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Siem Reap, KH	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Singapore, SG	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Surabaya, ID	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Surat, IN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Taipei, TW	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Tashkent, UZ	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Tbilisi, GE	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Tokyo, JP	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Ulaanbaatar, MN	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Varanasi, IN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Vientiane, LA	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Visakhapatnam, IN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Wuhan, CN	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Xi'an, CN	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Xiamen, CN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Yangon, MM	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

🌎 North America (78 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Albuquerque, US	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Anchorage, US	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Atlanta, US	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Austin, US	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Baltimore, US	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Baton Rouge, US	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Boise, US	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Boston, US	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Bridgetown, BB	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Buffalo, US	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Calgary, CA	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Cancun, MX	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Charleston, US	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Charlotte, US	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Chattanooga, US	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Chicago, US	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Denver, US	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Des Moines, US	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Detroit, US	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Edmonton, CA	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
El Paso, US	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Fargo, US	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Fresno, US	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Guadalajara, MX	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Halifax, CA	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Hartford, US	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Havana, CU	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Honolulu, US	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Houston, US	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Jacksonville, US	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Kansas City, US	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Kingston, JM	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Knoxville, US	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Las Vegas, US	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Little Rock, US	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Los Angeles, US	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Louisville, US	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Lubbock, US	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Madison, US	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Memphis, US	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Mexico City, MX	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Miami, US	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Milwaukee, US	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Minneapolis, US	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Monterrey, MX	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Montreal, CA	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Nashville, US	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
New Orleans, US	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
New York, US	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Oaxaca, MX	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Oklahoma City, US	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Omaha, US	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Ottawa, CA	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Panama City, PA	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Phoenix, US	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Pittsburgh, US	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Portland, US	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Puebla, MX	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Quebec City, CA	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Raleigh, US	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Richmond, US	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Sacramento, US	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Salt Lake City, US	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
San Diego, US	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
San Francisco, US	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
San Jose, CR	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Santo Domingo, DO	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Saskatoon, CA	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Savannah, US	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Seattle, US	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Spokane, US	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
St. Louis, US	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Tampa, US	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Toronto, CA	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Tucson, US	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Vancouver, CA	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Victoria, CA	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Winnipeg, CA	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓

🌍 Africa (39 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Abidjan, CI	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Accra, GH	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Addis Ababa, ET	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Algiers, DZ	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Antananarivo, MG	medium							✓	✓	✓	✓
Arusha, TZ	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bamako, ML	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bloemfontein, ZA	medium									✓	✓	✓	✓
Cairo, EG	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Cape Town, ZA	medium							✓	✓	✓	✓
Casablanca, MA	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dakar, SN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dar es Salaam, TZ	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Douala, CM	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Durban, ZA	medium							✓	✓	✓	✓
Entebbe, UG	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Fez, MA	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Freetown, SL	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Harare, ZW	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓
Johannesburg, ZA	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓
Kampala, UG	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kigali, RW	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kinshasa, CD	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Lagos, NG	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Libreville, GA	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Lilongwe, MW	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓
Lome, TG	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Luanda, AO	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Lusaka, ZM	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓
Maputo, MZ	medium							✓	✓	✓	✓
Marrakech, MA	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Mombasa, KE	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Nairobi, KE	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Ouagadougou, BF	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Port Louis, MU	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Pretoria, ZA	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓
Tunis, TN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Windhoek, NA	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓
Zanzibar, TZ	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

🌎 South America (39 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Arequipa, PE	medium							✓	✓	✓	✓
Asuncion, PY	medium							✓	✓	✓	✓
Barranquilla, CO	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Belem, BR	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bogota, CO	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Brasilia, BR	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Buenos Aires, AR	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓
Cali, CO	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Campinas, BR	medium							✓	✓	✓	✓
Caracas, VE	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Cartagena, CO	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Concepcion, CL	medium									✓	✓	✓	✓
Cordoba, AR	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓
Curitiba, BR	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓
Cusco, PE	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓
Fortaleza, BR	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Georgetown, GY	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Goiania, BR	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Guayaquil, EC	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
La Paz, BO	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓
Lima, PE	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Manaus, BR	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Medellin, CO	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Mendoza, AR	medium									✓	✓	✓	✓
Montevideo, UY	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓
Paramaribo, SR	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Port of Spain, TT	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Porto Alegre, BR	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓
Quito, EC	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Recife, BR	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Rio de Janeiro, BR	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Rosario, AR	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓
Salvador, BR	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Santa Cruz, BO	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Santiago, CL	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓
Sao Paulo, BR	medium							✓	✓	✓	✓
Sucre, BO	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓
Trujillo, PE	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Valparaiso, CL	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓

🌊 Oceania (19 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Adelaide, AU	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓
Alice Springs, AU	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓
Auckland, NZ	medium							✓	✓	✓	✓
Brisbane, AU	medium							✓	✓	✓	✓
Cairns, AU	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Canberra, AU	medium										✓	✓	✓
Christchurch, NZ	medium									✓	✓	✓	✓
Darwin, AU	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dunedin, NZ	medium										✓	✓	✓
Gold Coast, AU	medium							✓	✓	✓	✓
Hamilton, NZ	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓
Hobart, AU	medium									✓	✓	✓	✓
Melbourne, AU	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓
Noumea, NC	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Perth, AU	medium							✓	✓	✓	✓
Suva, FJ	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Sydney, AU	medium							✓	✓	✓	✓
Townsville, AU	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Wellington, NZ	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓

🕌 Middle East (16 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Abu Dhabi, AE	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Amman, JO	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Baghdad, IQ	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Beirut, LB	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Doha, QA	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dubai, AE	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Erbil, IQ	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Jeddah, SA	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kuwait City, KW	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Manama, BH	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Muscat, OM	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Riyadh, SA	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Sana'a, YE	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Tabriz, IR	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Tehran, IR	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Tel Aviv, IL	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

When should I plant lemongrass in my city?

The best time to plant lemongrass depends on your local climate zone. It thrives in temperatures between 22°C and 32°C. Wait until after the last frost in your area. Check your city's planting calendar on GrowByCity for exact dates.

Can I grow lemongrass in winter?

Lemongrass is not frost tolerant and cannot survive winter outdoors in most temperate climates. In tropical areas (USDA Zones 10+), it may grow year-round.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Lemongrass

When should I plant lemongrass?

The best time to plant lemongrass depends on your local climate. Lemongrass grows best in temperatures between 22°C and 32°C (can tolerate 15°C to 38°C). Lemongrass is not frost tolerant, so wait until after the last frost in your area. Check your city's planting calendar on GrowByCity for exact planting months.

Can lemongrass grow in tropical climates?

Yes! Lemongrass can grow in tropical climates. It's successfully grown in tropical cities like Abidjan, Abu Dhabi, Accra. Lemongrass requires full sun and regular watering.

How long does lemongrass take to grow?

Lemongrass typically takes 75-100 days from planting to harvest. It requires full sun and regular watering. Root store-bought stalks in water. Bring indoors before frost. Divide clumps annually.

Find the Best Time to Plant Lemongrass

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